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An Art-Inspired Afternoon @ Zakka Loft, Medan Ipoh Bistari, Ipoh

February 6, 2012 | 15,628 views

Creativity Blooms @ Zakka Loft

Zakka Loft; Where the fine line between Life & Art is blurred?

You know, all throughout this Chinese New Year holidays (the first few days, and these last few days of the season), I was struggling through and through.

Not entirely because of the blistering hot weather, the absence of Lady Luck during those … erm, trying times, or even the fact that the sheer abundance (overloaded, onslaught, avalanche?!) of FOOD got me huffing and panting while bulldozing through them all.

With ease. Like a boss … Okay, maybe like a Motormouth.

Pumpkin with Barley, Sago & Sweet Corn

Pumpkin Sweet Corn Soup (RM3.80/USD1.20) with Barley and Sago; either warm or chilled.

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Healy Mac’s Irish Bar & Restaurant @ Greentown, Ipoh

February 4, 2012 | 25,701 views

Delicious Pork Ribs @ Healy Mac's

Organic Pork Spare Ribs (RM36/USD12) @ Healy Mac’s, Greentown Ipoh – A stack of tender spare ribs falling off the bones; lightly basked in a sweetish marinade infused with the goodness of … Guinness.

Barely two weeks in operation, and rumour has it that Healy Mac’s in Greentown has taken over Berlin’s Bier Houz as THE watering hole of choice within the vicinity; possibly only second to the equally new Overtime on Brewster Road. If you’re getting a faint inkling of ‘just-another-fad’, I don’t blame you though. I had the same thought; what more with Airport @ De Garden closing down late last year, and pubs in Ipoh Garden East closing and new ones opening like how cineplexes rotate their movies.

But wait a minute. The name Healy Mac’s may sound unfamiliar, but the Irish bar and restaurant can boast of the legacy traced back to their roots in Ireland (story here); setting foot in Kuala Lumpur back in 2009 and now with outlets in Klang Valley, Penang and Perak. Read the rest of this entry »

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A 2nd Chapter On Food Fight & Lou Sang @ Yum Yum Restaurant

January 31, 2012 | 3,708 views

The Spirit of Yee Sang

It does not matter whether you understand the real meaning behind every toss; liberally peppered with shouts of ‘huat ah!’ (rich/prosperous/etc) and such. Even if you’re from a different cultural background, or with a snigger plastered across the face wondering are these people mad? Come on …. adults playing with their food?!!

Some things just don’t change. Just when the dust had settled down after 3 years of hiatus, a second round of ‘food fight’ broke out between these very endearing neighbours; Malaysia and Singapore. Read this article from The Star for more insights.

Back in 2009, I wrote  a piece on one of the HOTTEST piece of news in town (yeah, when other countries were deep in thoughts saving lives and such … we were headlining chapters on fighting over bragging rights over .. erm, bak kut teh, chicken rice, etc).

Three years later, here we are …. well-rested from the fatigue over the war of words, a second round ensued. This time over Yee Sang (or ‘yu sheng’), a prosperous dish of mixed vegetables and raw fish tossed and savoured during Chinese New Year. Read the rest of this entry »

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CNY 2012 – What’s “Bak Kut Teh” Got To Do With It?

January 29, 2012 | 6,983 views

Dry Bak Kut Teh

Dry Bak Kut Teh; a pot of various cuts of pork cooked in a thickened gravy that’s nothing like the conventional bak kut teh perfumed by herbs, but resembling a ‘kung pow’ touch with dried chillies, dried cuttlefish and lots of okra (ladies finger) and topped with chopped coriander.

Now I have been itching to write about (worthy) Bak Kut Teh outlets in Ipoh; albeit well aware of the fact that this essentially Hokkien dish has been jostling for the limelight (and guide books) in this city populated by an array of lip-smacking street foods in a futile manner.

If you ask me to name a few good BKT stalls in Ipoh that’s commendable AND recommendable to the outsiders (aside from Klangites, perhaps), there are 3 major names that I can think of.

Lee Soon (or was it Soon Lee?) near to the secondary school on Jalan Pasir Putih (SMK Jalan Pasir Putih), Sun Tong Chew off Jalan Kampar near to Ave Maria Convent, and this Tung Lok Hin at Medan Bendahara.

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CNY 2012 – A Rainy Reunion Feast @ Tuck Kee Restaurant

January 23, 2012 | 6,073 views

Yee Sang @ Tuck Kee Restaurant

Always a pleasure to be dining with your loved ones, ain’t it? The Year of the Dragon comes a-beckoning, promising another 12 months of potential growth, hardships, tribulations, happiness and everything in between. Whichever year that you were born in, I am sure you would have an inkling of what’s possibly crossing your path this year, from the various almanacs, feng shui masters’ predictions, etc.

This is the fourth Chinese New Year greetings from Motormouth From Ipoh; and if you’re already going “Wah!!! So ancient already ah this blog?!!” Yeah …. did not see this coming myself, for at best I thought this passion would fizzle out by the 2nd or 3rd year.

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CNY 2012 – Why Go Japanese @ Waraku?

January 21, 2012 | 4,693 views

Yakitori, Ebi Tempura Maki, Mandarin Oranges

Waraku; one of the most tenacious Japanese restaurants in Ipoh so far.

Since eating at Chinese restaurants might entail the gory need to mortgage an arm or a leg this season, we thought why not go Japanese for a change. After all, the subsequent days would be filled with Yee Sang, pork, chicken, prawns, fish, mushrooms etc …. to a point when you’d wish that Reunion feasts can include burgers for a change.

Waraku is one of those restaurants that you usually fail to notice its existence, tenacity and dare I say … brilliance. Drowned by the (over) hyped Japanese diners around the vicinity (try scanning through THIS LIST and you’ll see why), Waraku is that humbler cousin of the larger-than-life restaurants with sushi bars, private rooms and blares of insincere “irrashaimase” through the halls …..

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CNY 2012 – Motormouth Runs Wild @ Simee, Ipoh

January 20, 2012 | 10,765 views

Stacks of Unsmoked Dried Meat

Look at those stacked up slices of pre-smoked dried meat @ Seong Kee in Simee, Ipoh; a very RED (‘ong’) sign of things to come this Dragon Year?!

Yay! Live updates streaming on a day to day basis (I hope). Motormouth reached home extremely early this morning (almost uncharacteristically me, some may say), and thankful for that as I was informed that the traffic jam this afternoon on the North-South expressway was REALLY bad … about 20-30km/hour at best. So, if you’re one who’s sunbathing (terribly scorching today!) out there, drive safe. You know you do not want to miss the onslaught of mega-lip-smacking stories throughout the week …..

Busy Roasting the Dried Meat

Imagine having to smoke every single piece manually, at a rate of thousands of pieces everyday! I would have thrown in the towel LONG before the tenth basket!

An air of festivity is definitely in the air, was grinning from ear to ear catching a glimpse of MH Tower (next to the drive-thru McDonald’s near to Jusco/Tesco in Medan Ipoh Bistari. Then the spanking new row of shops fronting Ipoh Hometown Restaurant that looked promising, yet I wonder what else can they open (new coffee shops, Japanese restaurant, fast food chain again?) that’s a cut above the rest.

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